May 30, 2012 gone girl is this authors third novel, after sharp objects and dark places. Its just that there are so many stories to choose from, which you already know if you, like millions of other readers, rapidly inhaled novels like gone girl and the girl on the train over the. But after his prealgebra teacher transforms into an ancient greek spirit and. I get monthly deliveries that include a new book to read along with other bookish goodies. Jul 17, 2012 heres the synopsis for gone girl from gillians website. May 12, 2016 if you enjoyed gone girl by gillian flynn, try one of these dark, psychological thrillers. If youve already read all the books by gillian flynn dark places, sharp objects, and of course gone girl there are a number of new positively thrilling books to read that will satisfy your craving for the psychologically suspenseful. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. If youve already read sharp objects, you know how great it is. Jan 17, 2018 psychological thrillers continue to be popular, following the success of the book and adaptations of bestsellers like gone girl, the girl on the train, and big little lies. And for some other exciting news for fans, 20th century fox has acquired the movie rights.
Nov 09, 2014 gone girl by gillian flynn is one of my favorite books. So, here are six books like the woman in the window. Heres some readalikes to keep you on the edge of your seat. While obvious to some, the novels the girl on the train and gone girl are both appropriate comparisons, but since that comparison has been made to death ill stick to ten other comparisons for my list. Like she did with gone girl, reese witherspoon has also signed on to produce a bigscreen version of this cantputitdown novel, written by former cosmo editor knoll. Gone girl by gillian flynn is one of my favorite books. But, also, youre probably hungering for a new pageturning mystery to tear through. Mar 09, 2018 the titles are also suspensepsychological thrillers.
If youre the rare person who has read the girl on the train but not gone girl, we need you to pull over immediately. Despite the fact that flynn wrote the screenplay for david finchers new film, there are a. Dark places, in particular, drew attention from mystery aficionados, but gone girl is. The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief.
You could imagine the skull quite easily is just the kind of sentiment you wish serial killers would keep to themselves. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last few years. The books own thriller elements pushed to the brink by yet another cool girl, their new coach mirror gone girl in some pretty satisfying ways, and dare me is a suitable pageturner to. Stories similar to gone girl books, stories, and novels like gone girl by gillian flynn. Its in the number four spot, just beneath the fifty shades trilogy. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Despite the fact that flynn wrote the screenplay for david finchers new film, there are a few small plot twists that didnt make the cut. I really liked having these three books together for one price. The last mention in this list of alternative books like gone girl on amazon is luckiest girl alive which was published in the year 2015.
She gave high praise to gillian flynns two other books. The books like gone girl below examine equally unlikable or elusive. Six years after its meteoric debut, gillian flynns gone girl is still setting the standard by which all other domestic thrillers are judged. With his wifes disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when its suspected that he may not be innocent. For years, camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the halfsister she barely knows. Perseus percy jackson, a 12yearold new yorker with dyslexia and adhd, has always felt like an outsider. With ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, tyler perry. I loved gone girl and have been trying to find another good one. Dark places was her strongest, then sharp objects then gone girl her words she enjoyed reconstructing amelia so did i but not as much as gone girl as well as the silent wife i found it to be patchy and missing some info, still a dark read. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have to read paula hawkinss pageturner the girl on the trainand vice versa. Apr 17, 2018 from topping the new york times bestseller list to becoming a box office hit, it is clear that audiences everywhere were entranced by gillian flynns gone girl.
I actually like this the best of frenchs novels, but its kinder than a gillian flynn novel. Almost a year has passed since gone girl swept into theaters to dismantle the myth of sunny suburban marriage on the big screen, but our insatiable desire for the next big twist has far from faded. Being so new and refreshing it is hard to say anything about its critical acclaim but as far as the essence of mystery is concerned, the book really tops it. Both books are full of shocking twists, unreliable narrators, and manipulative. Breakout novels like the girl with the dragon tattoo, gone girl or the girl on the train are unique phenomena and can catapult unknown authors into stardom. These ten gripping pageturners locked and loaded with lies, sex. Oct 08, 2014 gone girl is a fantasy, of course, and it takes place in a dream world, not reality.
With a gone girl adaptation in theaters this friday, now seems like a good time to either reread gone girl, or immerse yourself in a new set of satisfying psychological thrillers. You ran out and bought sharp objects and dark places and read them in two sleepless nights. Like gone girl, the girl before features manipulative and deliberate characters who move through their lives and follow plans with intention. Im looking for books similar to gone girlother novels by gillian flynn. Gone girl is a 2014 american psychological thriller film directed by david fincher and with a screenplay by gillian flynn based on her 2012 novel of the same title. It seems like every new thriller with a strong female protagonist is the next gone girl, but can they all live up to the hype. A novel the girl before by jp delaney is one of the most masterful psychological thrillers since gone girl by gillian flynn. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until the very last page. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train by nvdpl adult librarians a staffcreated list. Superficially, this privileged gotham golden girl, inspiration for her psychologistparents bestselling series of childrens books, couldnt be further from the disturbingly damaged women of edgarfinalist flynns first two books, sharp objects and dark places. If you are still longing for twisted endings and dark themes, here are five books like gone girl to feed your addiction. Gone girl by gillian flynn, released just last month, has enjoyed its secure spot on the new york times best seller list for four weeks now. Elizabeth littles dear daughter is no different, being called. But dont be surprised to see some changes in the onscreen adaptation of the beloved gillian flynn book.
Enthralling books like gone girl everyone should read at least. While the novel already received the bigscreen treatment and youve probably read the next gone girl a. Another one for the category of alternative books like gone girl is the couple next door which is a novel by shari lapena and published in 2017 only. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north vancouver. Leaving the theatre, you have to ask yourself how connected these ideas are in real life. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until. Gone girl i wanted to read this book because i wanted to watch the movie. Books that perform well based on their reader engagement are published by inkitt in different formats and channels. I started with gone girl because it was being released as a movie and promptly read the other two. Its filled with trademark gillian flynn twists and will make you even more squeamish than gone girl did. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last.
Recent psychological thrillers that may or may not include some. Best psychological thrillers books like gone girl refinery29. This familiar trope plays out in a complex web of nailbiting intrigue in gillian flynns popular mystery novel and screenplay gone girl, but this theme of punishing a philandering spouse to the extreme has ancient roots. The film stars ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, and tyler perry. Set in missouri, the story begins as a mystery that follows the events surrounding nick dunne affleck, who becomes the prime suspect in the sudden. When it feels like the case has reached a dead end, a new mystery knocks at the couples door. Jul 11, 2012 gone girl is a hall of mirrors where everything is an empty reflection, including the people who live there. The following authors have achieved a masterful balance of action, horror, suspense, and mystery, rounding it all off with great. If youre looking for books like gone girl and love liane moriartys books, pick up the good neighbor. From topping the new york times bestseller list to becoming a box office hit, it is clear that audiences everywhere were entranced by gillian flynns gone girl. Fans of gone girl will find similar themes in the good neighbor, a new psychological suspense book from a. It wont take too long to fly through the telling of the strange disappearance of amy dunne.
A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel presents with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of japans most celebrated geisha. Make that his missing wife, amy, who just happens to disappear. You need new mysteries to unravel new plotlines and characters to make the hair on your neck stand on end. If you love psychological thrillers, these are the books like gone girl 2018 will deliver. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, new york times bestseller gillian flynn, takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong.
Now your sleepless nights are spent yearning for another gillian flynn bookand could the days until the gone girl movie comes out be going by any slower. The ten books that just might rival flynns chilling tale. Shari has a new one coming out tomorrow stranger in the house that on my list. Dec 05, 20 the novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart. If you read the girl on the train, were guessing you already checked out gone girl and the girl with the. This is a mystery novel by american author jessica knoll. Since gillian flynns gone girl came out, tons of new novels have feverishly been compared to the bestseller. Book club pick and new york times bestseller the other woman, comes an addictively.
Find books like gone girl from the worlds largest community of readers. Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter camille preaker faces a troubling assignment. Its also one of the first things nick dunnethe handsome, smarmy, admittedly dishonest narrator of the opening chapter of gillian flynns gone girltells us about the finely shaped head of his wife, amy. This exclusive ebook collection brings together the three novels from bestselling author gillian. Mar 14, 2018 ive been on a mission to find other books to read that are similar to gone girl. Gillian flynn is the real deal, a sharp, acerbic, and compelling storyteller with a knack for the macabre. Sep 24, 2015 it seems like every new thriller with a strong female protagonist is the next gone girl, but can they all live up to the hype.
I second the couple next door by shari lapena this hit the nail on the head for me for another one similar to gone girl and the woman in cabin 10, both was really good. Theres the evil you can see coming and then theres amy elliott. What the majority of the books on this list have in common, aside from being page turning thrillers, is a comparison to gone girl. Now your sleepless nights are spent yearning for another gillian flynn bookand could the days until the gone girl movie comes out be going by any slower never fear. Gone girl is a hall of mirrors where everything is an empty reflection, including the people who live there. The chicago tribune proclaimed that her work draws you in and keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction. The girl on the train, here are twelve novels to pick up next. The titles are also suspensepsychological thrillers. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, new york times bestseller gillian flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong. Gone girl is this authors third novel, after sharp objects and dark places. The best books to read if you love harry potter time. If you enjoyed gone girl by gillian flynn, try one of these dark, psychological thrillers.
Ever since i read it last year i have been on the hunt for similar books. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2. The novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart. You will assume you are reading about a woman about to enter a new marriage with the man she loves. Ive been on a mission to find other books to read that are similar to gone girl. Featuring twisty, unpredictable novels that will keep you turning the pages late into the night. So begins the story of susie salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven. Despite being her debut work, the novel turned out to be new york times best seller in the category of mystery novels. Psychological thrillers continue to be popular, following the success of the book and adaptations of bestsellers like gone girl, the girl on the train, and big little lies. Major differences between the gone girl book and movie. From topping the new york times bestseller list to becoming a box. Mar 16, 2015 3 new books to read if you loved the girl on the train its obviously too early to declare the most buzzworthy book of 2015, but i would not be surprised if the honor ended up going to paula. That makes it sound like a postmodern exercise in the deconstruction of subjectivity or. If you loved gone girl, try reading these 9 other books, too.
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